Pad a string with leading zeros so it's 3 characters long in SQL Server 2008

Question

I have a string that is up to 3 characters long when it\'s first created in SQL Server 2008 R2.

I would like to pad it with leading zeros, so if its original value w

Answer 1

Simple is that

Like:

DECLARE @DUENO BIGINT
SET @DUENO=5

SELECT 'ND'+STUFF('000000',6-LEN(RTRIM(@DueNo))+1,LEN(RTRIM(@DueNo)),RTRIM(@DueNo)) DUENO